Grapple vs. Clamshell — What's the Difference?

An iron shaft with claws at one end, usually thrown by a rope and used for grasping and holding, especially one for drawing and holding an enemy ship alongside. Also called grapnel, grappling, grappling hook, grappling iron.

The shell of a clam.

See grapnel.

Any of various devices that consist of two parts attached by a hinge and that open and close like a clamshell, especially a digging or dredging machine with a bucket that has hinged jaws or a handheld electronic device.

Any of various grasping devices having hinged tines or jaws that close around an object or load, used especially in lifting or dragging heavy items.

The shell of a clam.

The act of grappling.

Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together.

A struggle or contest in which the participants attempt to wrestle with each other by clutching or gripping.

A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.

A struggle for superiority or dominance.

In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with take-out food.

To seize and hold with a grapple

Mouth

To seize firmly with the hands

Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.

To hold onto something with a grapple

(music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.

To use a grapple or similar device, as for dragging.

(manufacturing) To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.

To wrestle with an opponent by clutching or gripping.

To dig out by means of a clamshell (dredging bucket).

To struggle or work hard to deal with something

To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.

(transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.

(ambitransitive) To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.

(intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.

The shell of a clam.

To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.

A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.

(transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.

The shell of a clam

To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).

A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

(intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).

To hook and raise with a grapple.

A close hand-to-hand struggle.

The act of grappling. (uncountable)

A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.

(nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.

(nautical) A gloss=type of anchor.

(marketing) A combination of grape and apple flavors.

To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.

To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.

A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.

An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.

A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat;

Come to terms or deal successfully with;

To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match;